Chapter 62: Stir-fried Dace with Black Bean Sauce and Lettuce
"Boss, we've arrested ten people. A few others fled to the mountains, and we've sent people to--" Xiao Ba approached with a flashlight, and his voice stopped abruptly.
The ten people behind him were tied up with a long hemp rope, one by one, and Jinzi pointed a gun at the head of the tenth person.
"People have been sent to search the mountain." Xiao Ba turned off the flashlight.
Jinzi kicked the last person, and the group fell forward like dominoes.
"Climb in." His voice sounded unusually cold in the darkness.
All ten of them caught a glimpse of the scene in the yard and dared not move.
"Go in." Jinzi fired a shot, hitting the ninth man in the thigh.
Someone was so frightened that he pissed himself and pushed the person in front of him to crawl into the yard.
Ten minutes later, the candle was relit.
At this time, the people who went to search the mountain also came back, bringing with them a few ragged men.
The lower body of one of them was wrapped roughly in a tattered shirt, and blood was flowing down his thighs to his ankles.
He was retching constantly, seemed mentally unstable, and kept grabbing his neck with his hands.
"Boss, the five people who escaped to the mountain have been caught." Xiao Jiu reported to Ning Tan, "When they were caught, several men were holding another man down and doing that kind of thing."
Ning Tan kicked Captain Du and sneered, "Retribution."
"I want to report it, I want to report it." Captain Du's face was bruised and swollen, and his eyes were so swollen that he could barely open a crack. He burst into tears and screamed, "All the cadres have a share. They also participated in dividing the spoils. The account book is buried under the locust tree in the backyard."
"Jinzi, you lead the team and gather all the villagers in the open space over there."
"Xiao Ba, take two people to prepare torches."
"Xiaojiu, you and the others drive these beasts over there."
Ning Tan assigned tasks to his subordinates in an orderly manner, while he went to the backyard to dig the soil.
Everyone started moving immediately. Yu Haiguang went into the house and looked for something useful to treat Zhou Yuesheng and He Youan's wounds.
He Youan's injury was not serious and only needed to be bandaged with a cloth.
Zhou Yuesheng had a deep cut on his arm, which he had hastily bandaged after the melee ended, but was now bleeding again.
"Bear with it." Yu Haiguang sprayed a mouthful of white wine on the wound.
Zhou Yuesheng groaned and his forehead was covered with sweat.
He glanced at Du Nanzhi and the others who were sitting on the ground gasping for breath, and said, "Du Nanzhi, take them back to rest first."
Before long, the entire village was driven to an open space a few meters away from the abandoned ancestral house.
The dog-eat-dog drama ended only when the sky was just getting light.
More than half of the men in the village were involved in this incident, and some even abandoned their wives and sold their daughters.
Jinzi and Xiaoba returned to Haidong Town in the late night, borrowed a truck from the transport team, transported all the criminals back to the town and put them in jail.
Xiao Ba drove a jeep to take Yu Haiguang and the other two back to Haiyu Village.
"You still have a tough battle to fight, hold on." Before getting off the car, Yu Haiguang patted Ning Tan's shoulder.
Ning Tan's eyes were firm: "I will."
The first thing he did when he returned to the town was to go to the commune to find Liu Ying.
After hearing the whole story, Liu Ying was very angry. She put on her old military uniform and drove to the provincial capital with him.
In the Yu family's courtyard, Yu Peilan and Yu Zhile, who had not slept all night, got up early and boiled water to cook porridge in the kitchen.
"It will definitely be fine." Yu Peilan murmured to herself as she stared at the orange-red flames.
Yu Zhile held her hand tightly.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door in the yard, and Yu Peilan stumbled to open it.
The people who came were Zhang Wenxin and Bai Qishan.
"Aunt, they will definitely come back safely." Zhang Wenxin comforted.
Last night, she learned from Bai Qishan about the dirty things happening in Huaxi Village and was so angry that she couldn't sleep all night.
She could imagine the worries of Yu Peilan and her niece, so she got up when she heard the rooster crowing, washed up, and hurried to Yu's house.
Yu Peilan felt depressed, but still tried to put on a smile.
When she caught a glimpse of the end of the path and saw three people walking towards her, supporting each other, her tears immediately burst out.
"Who is injured? Where is injured?" She immediately ran forward and asked, her vision blurred by tears.
Yu Haiguang deliberately teased and changed the subject: "You are already in your forties, why are you still crying like a child? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by children?"
"Just wait, I'll tell my sister-in-law about you." Yu Peilan wiped away her tears.
Yu Haiguang pretended to be deeply shocked and shouted, "How can there be a sister like you in this world?"
Zhang Wenxin stood there, staring in amazement at the man who had come back from the dead.
"Le, Le, is this, is this uncle?" She pinched her face twice, "It hurts, I'm not dreaming, uncle, I've come back from the dead."
Yu Zhile stared at Yu Haiguang's lively expression, lost in thought.
"Daughter, Dad is back." Yu Haiguang acted a little reserved in front of Zhile.
Having been on missions away from home for many years, he had very little time to spend with his children and most of the time he didn't know how to deal with them.
Yu Zhile didn't react at all.
Yu Haiguang tentatively reached out his hand and ruffled her hair.
"father."
"Dad, Dad."
The cold voice of a young boy and the tender voice of a child sounded one after another.
"Yeah." Yu Haiguang responded quickly.
Zhou Yuesheng's gasp broke the warm atmosphere of the father-son reunion.
Only then did Yu Zhile realize that he looked pale.
"His arm is injured." He Youan said simply and called on Yu Haiguang for help.
Yu Zhile's eyes swept over the bloodstained arm and he immediately went into the kitchen to scoop hot water.
"Children should not watch these bloody scenes." Yu Haiguang brought water to the door and closed it.
As soon as Zhou Yuesheng lay down on the kang, he was overwhelmed by fatigue and fell asleep.
Yu Haiguang first wiped off the blood, then disinfected the wound, sprinkled medicine powder on it, and then bandaged it with clean gauze.
After taking care of everything, he carried a basin of blood out.
"It's okay, they are just minor injuries. Before, we--" Seeing Yu Zhile's worried face, he spoke to comfort her.
He swallowed his words halfway and continued, "It will heal soon."
Yu Zhile nodded and went into the kitchen to bring out the cooked rice porridge.
Yu Peilan was so frightened by Zhou Yuesheng's injury that her face turned pale. She was relieved only after confirming again and again that He Youan was not seriously injured.
"Xiao Zhou blocked the knife for me." He Youan sighed, "I haven't moved for a long time, my bones are old, I need to practice more in the future."
Yu Peilan gave him a sharp look and he immediately shut up.
Before breakfast, Yu Haiguang specifically asked Bai Qishan to go to the backyard, briefly informed her of what had happened, and asked her to tell Du Nanzhi and others that the outcome of the matter had to wait for notification from their superiors.
"Thank you." Bai Qishan bowed to express her gratitude.
The movement was a bit too big, and the veil on her face fell off. She hurriedly picked it up and put it on.
Yu Haiguang felt unhappy because she didn't look much older than his own daughter.
Even after Bai Qishan left, the anger that had been accumulating in his heart had not dissipated.
He Youan had known him for so many years and understood him very well. He pondered for a moment and whispered a few words into his ear.
"Why didn't I think of this method!" Yu Haiguang's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but hit He Youan on the shoulder, "I'll go find Ning Tan tonight."
His depression temporarily dissipated, he picked up Yu Chi and sat next to Yu Zhile.
"Still worried?" Yu Haiguang felt a little jealous.
Yu Zhile shook her head. She now had complicated feelings towards Zhou Yuesheng.
On the one hand, he knows that his own quirks pose a potential threat to his own safety, but on the other hand, he is his family’s close teammate and lifesaver.
"I heard about your engagement. Your aunt will definitely not agree." Yu Haiguang suddenly changed the subject. "If your mother is awake now, she will definitely not agree."
"What about you? Do you agree?" Yu Zhile asked.
"As long as you like him, I support your free love. Besides, he is really a good person." Yu Haiguang initially maintained the image of a caring father, but the next sentence immediately broke it, "But it would be better if you only date him for a few months before breaking up."
Yu Zhile burst out laughing.
Perhaps because we spent very little time together, in the limited memory I have, Yu Haiguang was a serious father who always had a stern face, which is very different from his current image.
But she thought it felt pretty good.
"Xiaobao, is that right?" He lifted Yu Chi up high, making Yu Chi laugh.
Today was the day for fishing due to low tide. Yu Zhile had wanted to prepare a seafood meal for her aunt and uncle, but an unexpected incident disrupted her plans.
He Youan was again the chef for lunch. He made stir-fried bacon and stir-fried romaine lettuce with black bean sauce.
Fry the lettuce until cooked, then add the dace in fermented black beans and stir-fry for a few dozen seconds before serving.
The salty and fragrant black beans are appetizing, and the grass carp meat is crispy and fragrant. When stir-fried with the crispy and refreshing lettuce, it not only adds a bit of salty fragrance, but also elevates the taste experience to a higher level.
Chen Zhao liked this dish very much. After taking the first bite, he planned to ask his family to send him a dozen cans.
When Zhou Yuesheng woke up, he could only eat bland rice mixed with boiled water.
"Brother-in-law, you--" Chen Zhao just opened his mouth and immediately attracted the gaze of several people.
He immediately changed the topic: "Brother Zhou, why are you injured again? The fried lettuce with black bean sauce is delicious, and the fried bacon is also delicious with rice. You missed two delicious dishes again."
"Accident." Zhou Yuesheng replied.
Chen Zhao did not ask any more questions. He smiled brightly at Yu Haiguang who was sitting opposite him and lowered his head to eat.
Zhang Wenxin poked the rice in the bowl and looked at him curiously.
She thought that with his easily startled personality, he would definitely be shocked by Yu's father's experience of coming back to life, and he shouldn't be so calm.
After dinner, Yu Haiguang told Zhou Yuesheng about He Youan’s method.
Zhou Yuesheng nodded in agreement.
"I'm going to see Ning Tan tonight," said Yu Haiguang.
He knew that Ning Tan would definitely have to stay in the provincial capital for most of the day, and going too early would be a disappointment.
"Go earlier." Zhou Yuesheng suddenly spoke.
Yu Haiguang was puzzled: "Why are you going so early?"
"Please help me borrow some books about kelp farming from the town's cultural center." Zhou Yuesheng gave the reason.
Yu Haiguang looked him up and down curiously: "I don't think the dagger of the yellow bird is aimed at your head, why are you reading a book about seaweed?"
"Don't worry about it." Zhou Yuesheng let him look at it.
Yu Zhile happened to overhear their conversation.
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